Rough Sea, Palms on Sand Dune

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Oil painting of a sandy beach in windy weather. The foreground of the painting (a) has blue-grey sand and central dunes. Green grasses cover the top of the dunes. There are two (2) palm trees in the center blowing in the wind. The blue and white sea has crashing waves. There are three (3) white seagulls shown flying above the water. Grey storm clouds cover the top of the paintings and obscure the sun. There is sunlight coming from behind the clouds and reflecting on the water. The work is signed in the bottom right. The wooden frame (b) is made from repurposed construction materials and is fragile. The frame is lightly painted with white and gold-colored paints. The board is only attached on two sides to the frame with small nails. A metal wire anchored with a screw eye on each side is strung across the upper back.

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